Avo Limited Edition 2012 La Trompeta For the past twelve years when the month of March has come around, the cigar world has looked forward to an annual limited production cigar from Avo Cigars. The series began back in 2001 and March has been selected for the annual release to coincide with Avo Uvezian’s birthday. […]
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system. Today, we assign numeric ratings to two previously assessed cigars- the Avo Lounge cigar and the Perdomo […]
Once again, Avo Cigars is releasing its annual limited edition cigar to coincide with brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s 86th birthday. Like last year’s cigar, Avo’s birthday will factor in the name. With Uvezian’s birthday on March 22nd, a series of birthday celebration events have been announced being sponsored by select Avo retailers. The new cigar […]
The 2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown has now reached the Fab Five. Today’s Epic Encounter comes from one of the brand of one of the legendary figures in the cigar business – Avo Uvezian. It is the follow-up to what was my 2010 Cigar of the Year. Coming in at #5 is the Avo […]
Avo Limited Edition 2010 – 2010 Cigar of the Year Cigar Coop Hall of Fame Inductee Name: Avo Limited Edition 2010 (Avo LE 10) Inductee Category: Cigar (Automatic Selection – 2010 Cigar of the Year) Inductee Year: 2011 For each year’s induction of cigars, the Cigar of the Year selected by me will qualify for […]
Avo Lounge Cigar – Toro One thing I like to do when I visit a cigar store or lounge is to sample something that is exclusive or hard to find. On a recent visit to Corona Cigars in Orlando, Florida, I knew one cigar that falls into that category – the Avo Lounge cigar was […]
Avo LE08 Tesoro One thing I will be looking to do is balance some of the new reviews with some reviews of existing cigars (a.k.a. what I will refer to as “Classic Cigars”). Last year, when the Avo Limited Edition 2010 was released, it gave me a whole new appreciate for the Avo line as […]
I’ve decided to go ahead and continue the month in review series. This is the second installment. In this series, I will highlight some noteworthy events that happened in the world of cigars. I’ll focus on noteworthy events and smokes that I explored on the Cigar Coop website and throw in a few other tidbits […]
The time has come. If you have followed my ramblings, you know I was a huge fan of the Avo LE10. In fact, I named it my 2010 Cigar of the Year. When talk of the Avo LE11 began hitting the internet, I was excited. There was no question – I had to try this […]
With March 22nd being Avo Uvezian’s 85th birthday, I figured I was long overdue to provide a detailed assessment for my 2010 Cigar of the Year – the Avo Limited Edition 2010 (Avo LE10). First up, you will notice that this cigar was not only my #1 Cigar of the Year for 2010, but it […]
